Best new iOS and Android games out this week - February 8th
The Stillness of the Wind, Revolve8, and more
Gosh, it's a bit quiet on mobile this week, eh? Beyond quiet contemplative narrative-'em-up The Stillness of the Wind and Clash Royale-esque strategy game Revolve8, there's not a whole lot to talk about.
Indeed, it's that time of the week where we look at what's coming out on iOS and Android, sifting through the masses of games to find the true gems that need your attention - or your downloads, at least.
We'll cover as much as we can, but this is by no means a comprehensive list. Instead, we want to pick out games we know you'll love, or at least the ones that are big and important, alongside a few of the smaller games you may not have seen yet.
And we'll try to hit as many genres as we can, so there should be something here for everyone. But don't get mad if there's nothing you like! We are at the whims of the platform holders and developers just like you.
So, grab yourself a cuppa, get your mobile gaming device, and let's dig in and see what new games you can get for yourself this week. You never know, your next favourite game of all time may be hiding in amongst our list. And be sure to comment if you find someone which you do decide to pick up - we'd love to hear what's taken your fancy this week.
The Stillness of the Wind
Available on: iOS
Price: $4.99/£4.99
App Store Description: "One by one, everyone left the once bustling village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Now approaching the end of her days, she maintains a simple, solitary way of life, surviving, subsisting, tending to her homestead and her goats.
Develop your own personal routine as you care for your farm and your animals. Tend to your goats, make cheese with their milk, collect eggs and cook meals, grow vegetables and barter with the travelling merchant who brings increasingly disturbing letters from your family in the city.
A follow up to the critically acclaimed Where the Goats Are, The Stillness of the Wind is a quiet rumination on life and loss."
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Revolve8
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: Free
App Store Description: "You've got one chance. Use it! 3 minutes of real-time strategy.
>>Game Introduction<<
¦Basic Rules Form a deck with 8 cards, use Heroes to destroy the opponent's Towers within 3 minutes.
¦Cards Build your deck with numerous types of cards: Heroes, minions, buildings, magic... The possibilities are endless!
¦League Matches Try to be the best in thrilling real-time battles against players from around the world!
¦Skills Use skills to tilt the scales! They make all the difference when used at the right moment.
¦Characters Characters from classic stories come to life as Heroes, funkier and more awesome than ever seen before!
For example... Red Riding Hood, a girl with an eye for fashion and social media. Cinderella, a freewheeling pop star who loves motorcycles. Sinbad, an adventurer who will do whatever it takes for treasure!"
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The Horns
Available on: iOS
Price: $1.99/£1.99
App Store Description: "It is 1922. All of England is shrouded in a mysterious black fog, and strange horrors stalk its forests, fields and cities.
You awaken in the dark knowing only one thing: you must reach the Horns. Your journey will take you through a twisted post-apocalyptic nightmare world gathering survivors and scavenging for objects on your way.
The Horns is an atmospheric, choice-based, text-based narrative horror adventure where no two adventures are the same.
What are you prepared to do in the name of survival?"
(Editor's Note: I'm including the trailer for the Daniel Radcliffe movie Horns below because The Horns doesn't have a trailer. And I'm kinda lazy?)
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Throne Quest
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: $2.99/£2.99
App Store Description: "Throne Quest is a language-less, seem-less open-world Action Role Playing Game (ARPG). Delve into the adventurous world full of dungeons and forts, fighting 90 types of vicious monsters and search for over 150 unique items of loot. Switch between 12 classes throwing your axes, fire, harps and even a djenty guitar in fast-paced combat whilst gulping potions and collecting drops to level-up and become a champion with one epic Quest- to claim the Throne held by demon boss in the central castle."
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Lifting Journey
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: $0.99/£0.99
App Store Description: "Yuki and her dog Coco are each other's best buds in Balloon Town. They often play together until she got exposed to a digital gadget and got addicted to it. From then onwards Yuki neglected Coco and so he left and went on to play on his own. He was never seen again.
Lifting Journey is a digital illustrated 2D point and click puzzle adventure about a little girl going on a search for her missing dog. Using her ability of making balloon to solve puzzles and unfold the mystery behind."
